All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 5 2008 // Voters on Tuesday left their mark on the state political landscape, shifting the partisan control of state government in a dozen states.According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Democrats gained control...
Nov 4 2008 // Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., Unum unveiled findings of its 2008 Buyers Study, saying the role employee benefits play in protecting the financial stability of workers and their families is often overlooked.One half...
Nov 3 2008 // The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake occurred in East Tennessee, but emergency officials say no damage has been reported.The agency recorded the earthquake was centered near Maryville and occurred at...
Oct 29 2008 // Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. acquired the business insurance center assets of NFIB, from MSC Insurance Agency of Tennessee LLC.NFIB is a small business association representing small and independent...
Oct 28 2008 // Tennessee-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. established a commercial brokerage division and will open a new office in Sarasota, Fla. to house the new operation.AUI will focus on property and casualty risks that are...
Oct 20 2008 // Extreme drought conditions, the second-worst possible, have now spread into Kentucky, and severe conditions have returned to West Virginia and southwest Virginia, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.“The last three...
Oct 20 2008 // Survivors of the seven people killed in an August fire in Memphis, Tenn. have filed a lawsuit seeking $90 million.The Commercial Appeal reported the lawsuit filed in Circuit Court claims electrical problems at the rental...
Oct 15 2008 // Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Unum, in an effort to serve its Spanish-speaking customers, created customized employee education and enrollment materials, added bilingual call centers and is providing on-claim support.Unum says...
Oct 15 2008 // Nationwide opened a new office in Memphis, Tenn. Nationwide said the opening of this office is part of the company’s efforts to reach diverse consumers and grow its market share among a diverse population. Associate...
Oct 13 2008 // Survivors of seven people killed in an August fire in Memphis, Tenn. filed a lawsuit seeking $90 million.The Commercial Appeal reported the lawsuit filed in Circuit Court claims electrical problems at the rental property...
Oct 1 2008 // Unum Group, based in Chatanooga, Tenn., appointed Liston Bishop III as executive vice president and general counsel for the company. Bishop has served as Unum’s interim general counsel since February. He joins the...
Sep 22 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based Harden & Associates, an insurance brokerage company, promoted Dustin Theilacker to chief information officer.As CIO, Theilacker will continue to provide technology vision and leadership for...
Sep 12 2008 // Alcoa Inc. can be sued for the asbestos-related death of a former worker’s daughter, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled.The Pittsburgh-based company had argued that it should not be held responsible for Maryville...
Sep 8 2008 // A West Tennessee prosecutor will not say whether he intends to press charges in the case of an Oakland police dog whose death may have been faked to collect a $5,000 insurance benefit.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation...
Aug 12 2008 // Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie Newman appointed James H. “Jim” Pillow as the assistant commissioner for the state’s Fire Prevention Division.Pillow recently spent four...
Aug 11 2008 // Fatal motorcycle accidents in Tennessee are increasing corresponding with a rise in the number of people being issued motorcycle licenses.According to the Tennessee Department of Safety, the number of motorcycle licenses...
Aug 6 2008 // Authorities were searching for the cause of a fire in a shop at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that forced the evacuation of 95 workers, but caused no injuries. A National Nuclear Security...
Aug 5 2008 // Unum Group, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, entered into an accelerated repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, AG London Branch to repurchase approximately $350 million of its outstanding common stock.The Aug. 1...
Aug 4 2008 // Police in Brownsville, Tenn. will soon be armed with electric stun devices. Mayor Webb Banks said officials realize the weapons are controversial, but if police tell people they have them, officials believe officers...
Aug 1 2008 // Selective Insurance reported that new premiums declined for the second quarter while workers’ compensation results improved and its recent expansion into the commercial markets in Massachusetts and Tennessee is going...